Inventors: Ben Woodington, Elena Schaefer, Katie Gibson & Douglas van Niekerk, CDT in Sensor Technologies & SoliCamb Global efforts in soil health management are increasing but remain a major challenge. Limitations of existing tests and the need for laboratory equipment hinders the ability to … [Read more...] about Investigating the benefits of monitoring the moisture profile of agricultural land in the developing world
Diagnosing urinary tract infections with a low-cost microscope
Inventor: Alex Patto, WaterScope Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews Almost all patients with a suspected urinary tract infection will receive broad-spectrum antibiotics after testing with a dipstick in care homes or doctor surgeries. Current methods to test for antibiotic susceptibility rely on colony … [Read more...] about Diagnosing urinary tract infections with a low-cost microscope
Investigating the global pathways for plastic recycling to understand where a new recycling process would add most value
Inventors: Taylor Uekert & Dr Christian Pichler, Chemistry Mentor: TBC The Reisner lab in Chemistry works on a range of patented photoreforming processes, which use photocatalysts and sunlight to simultaneously break down plastic waste or biomatter and generate hydrogen. In this project, a … [Read more...] about Investigating the global pathways for plastic recycling to understand where a new recycling process would add most value
